Superjoint Ritual – A Lethal Dose of American Hatred

Music For A Ritual Killing

Phil Anselmo might just be the heaviest person on earth; that is, in regards to heavy metal music. Spanning a career that began in the 80’s with heavy metal pioneers Pantera, Anselmo has led a lifestyle vindictive of the “heavy-metal” stereotype – including excessive binge drinking and several heroin overdoses. But most notably, Anselmo has been known as a man with an uncompromising, brutal outlook on life in general, something that easily seeps through in his music. So what’s Anselmo to do after creating over a decade of brutal heavy metal music? Create a band that’s even heavier; with a small dose of musical legend notoriety with Hank Williams III pounding it out on bass. Enter Superjoint Ritual, whose album A Lethal Dose of American Hatred attempts to tip the scales even further.Superjoint Ritual’s music encompasses many of the same qualities of a lawn mower – it’s very fast, heavy and emits a sound that most people would find a bit irritating. But from the opening chords of “Sickness” one thing is for certain, Anselmo has no intentions of slowing down. Every song on A Lethal Dose.. includes non-stop pounding drums, brutal, cathartic screams and driving, extremely fast guitar work, as if punk rock somehow mutated into a jackhammer. Anselmo and the rest of Superjoint Ritual not only tip the scales of heavy music, they’ve thrown the scale against the wall in an angry rage.

By Taylor Whipple Posted in Reviews Hank III